Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for American Museums and National Programs"
Facing our Fears
- Date: October 30, 2018
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: An unusually serious Halloween post in which we dress up to stage a mock recovery from a museum fire.
Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: December 8, 2020
- Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.
Link Love: 3/7/2014
- Date: March 7, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
The Impossible Case of Harrison G. Dyar
- Date: May 12, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Starting tomorrow through next week, we will be digging into the life of entomologist Harrison Gray Dyar (1866-1929). Dyar was honorary custodian of the Smithsonian's United States National Museum's collection of Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) for more than thirty years. As a scientist, Dyar was noted for his work concerning mosquito-borne diseases. He also developed a
- Field Book
Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey, survey records, 1966-1973 : Cyprus banding information (CYS-1 to CYS-215 [CYS-216 to CYS-225, not used]); PH-6216 to PH-6250; PH-7001 to PH-7179; HK-61147 to HK- 61150; HK-63501 to HK-64059; BE-78349 to BE-78597; CS-71099 to CS 71792; DS-51020 to DS-51028, Spring 1968, PMS banding forms.
- Date: 1968 19680310 19680405
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Palearctic Migratory Bird Survey
New Orleans Street Parade
- Date: December 12, 2017
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Every year at its annual conference, the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) hosts an event called Archival Screening Night (ASN). ASN is a chance for moving image archivists around the world to showcase films and videos from their collections, particularly items that have recently been preserved, restored, or remastered.This film depicts the Onward Brass Band
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WWII: Collecting and Interpreting the War
- Date: June 27, 2016
- Description: Not only did the Smithsonian research in Washington, D.C., inform the course of World War II, the war also shaped the collections and research of the Smithsonian. Military medical staff sent thousands of specimens of disease carrying insects to the museum for identification. Soldiers stationed in far-flung locations provided the Smithsonian with collecting opportunities that
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007256, Rathbun, Mary Jane 1860-1943, Mary Jane Rathbun Papers, 1886-1938 and undated
- Date: 1886 1886-1938 1886-1938 and undated
- Creator: Rathbun, Mary Jane, 1860-1943
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 05-263, Smithsonian Productions, Productions, 1968, 1980-1985, 1989-1994, 2002
- Date: 1980 1980-1985 1968, 1980-1985, 1989-1994, 2002
- Creator: Smithsonian Productions
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Document
Microsoft Word - Digital_Audio_Tapes_Report_LSF_edit _2_.doc
- Blog Post
What are You Watching?
- Date: August 22, 2013
- Description: How open source helps us save film and video recordings digitally . . . no matter how bizarre the subject matter.
- Webpage
Recommended Preservation Formats for Electronic Records
- Date: April 26, 2017
- Description: This document is intended for Smithsonian staff responsible for organizing and managing electronic records. It describes Smithsonian Institution Archives’ guidelines regarding file formats used for the long-term preservation of electronic records.